Luke 21:8(KJV) And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many
shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ;
and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore
after them.(1611 KJV) And he said, Take heede that yee be not deceiued:
for many shall come in my Name, saying, I am
Christ, and the time draweth neere: goe yee not
therefore after them.(1587 Geneva Bible) And he sayd, Take heede, that ye be not
deceiued: for many will come in my Name, saying, I am Christ, and the time draweth neere: followe ye not them
therefore.(1568 Bishops Bible) And he sayde: Take heede, that ye be not
deceaued. For many shall come in my name, saying I am Christe, and the tyme draweth neare. Folowe ye them not
therfore.

Counterfeit Versions(1881 RV) And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come
in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.
(1901 ASV) And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come
in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.(AMP) And He said, Be on your guard and be careful that you are not led astray;
for many will come in My name [appropriating to themselves the name Messiah
which belongs to Me], saying, I am He! and, The time is at hand! Do not go out
after them.(CEB) Jesus said, “Watch out that you aren’t deceived. Many will come in my
name, saying, ‘I’m the one!’ and ‘It’s time!’ Don’t follow them.(CEV) Jesus replied: Don’t be fooled by those who will come and claim to be me.
They will say, “I am Christ!” and “Now is the time!” But don’t follow them.

(CSB) Then he said, “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will
come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow
them.

(1899 Douay Rheims American Edition) Who said: Take heed you be not seduced; for
many will come in my name, saying, I am he; and the time is at hand: go ye not
therefore after them.(ERV) Jesus said, “Be careful! Don’t be fooled. Many people will come using my
name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah’ and ‘The right time has come!’ But don’t
follow them.(ESV) And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my
name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them.(GNB) Jesus said, “Watch out; don't be fooled. Many men, claiming to speak for
me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time has come!’ But don't follow
them. (HCSB) Then He said, “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in
My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them. (JB PHILLIPS) “Be careful that you are not deceived,” he replied. “There will be
many coming in my name, saying ‘I am he’ and ‘The time is very near now.’ Never
follow men like that.(MESSAGE) He said, “Watch out for the doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going
to show up with forged identities claiming, ‘I’m the One,’ or, ‘The end is
near.’ Don’t fall for any of that.(NASV) And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My
name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them.(NCV) Jesus said, “Be careful so you are not fooled. Many people will come in my
name, saying, ‘I am the One’ and, ‘The time has come!’ But don’t follow them.
(NIRV) Jesus replied, “Keep watch! Be careful that you are not fooled. Many will
come in my name. They will claim, ‘I am he!’ And they will say, ‘The time is
near!’ Do not follow them.(2011 NIV) He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come
in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.(NKJV) And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in
My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go
after them. (NLV) He said, “Be careful that no one leads you the wrong way. For many people
will come in My name. They will say, ‘I am the Christ.’ The time is near. Do not
follow them. (NLT) He replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name,
claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and saying, ‘The time has come!’ But don’t believe
them.(RSV) And he said, “Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in
my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them.
(VOICE) Be careful. It’s easy to be deceived. Many people will come claiming to
have My authority. They’ll shout, “I’m the One!” or “The time is now!” Don’t
take a step in their direction. (2011 NAB-Roman Catholic) He answered, “See that you not be deceived, for many
will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’Do not follow
them!(NWT-Jehovah’s Witnesses) He said: “Look out that YOU are not misled; for many
will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The due time has
approached.’ Do not go after them.

Affected TeachingThe first hit this verse took is that the modern versions have replaced “Christ”
with “he.” Now neither the word Christ nor the word he is in the text which
means it is the editors who decide which word to use. The King James uses the
word “Christ” making it a specific reference to Jesus as the Christ. The word
“Christ” is a noun and the word “he” is a pronoun. The word “he” makes it a very
nebulous choice as to who Jesus is speaking about but when the King James uses
“Christ” there is no guessing as to who is in view. Using the noun Christ also
names Jesus as the Messiah. The second hit is when the modern versions omit the
word “therefore” which means that we are to look at the prior reasons given as
to why we should not go after those who claim to be Christ. “Therefore” points
us to a specific part of Scripture as our authority as to why we do not believe
these false teachers.